The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-04-26

"Three-" Lalage-Jane said. count
ne each blast. .'Do you hear, Jimmie
They're soin' L land! Quick!I spec
it's father comm home"
I In a moment more the children wer,
out on the levee. and perched upon al
old gunwale, from which they could
watch the great white boat curve into
shore. A plantation wagon came lum
bering down for freight. and amid tn,
discOrdant shouts ~ tga rouStabouts
the staging swung into place. The
guards were filled with passengers and
the lower deck was crowded with
negroes. IL was evident that some UP,
country planter had beer IN New Or.
leans TO purchase slaves.
Apart from the others, and hrdldlcd
timldly together. sat little group,
and towering above them all. stood 4
negro of superb build with the brown
skin and sharp features of an
Ashantee.
His. arms were folded ACROSS hi.
breast, ANA there was something terri
lie IN the utter immohilitv of tie far,
turned toward the shore. A. soon y.
the boat had touched land. murn!l
ram through this group. faint ~ t,y~f
then swelling loader. until now p wou,.
an, pluckin% til man hv the sleeve.
cried shrillv:
Look yonGcr. Jared BIc~~ de
Lawd! its III" missy an Mar,
Jcamc>!''
The children heard ~" cry. and
Jimmie sent back an answering shout
of recognition. Like Z Hash. LaiJgr-
Jane was running up the Sta@ime-at
the risk of being Knocked down by a
rolling harrcl-and plunged tcadlons
into the group.
They clustered around her wi'h
broken ordinations, AMI she WI,
gracious To them all. but j; was Jared
tn whom she clung.
Missy" said the man hOar>cly.
Missy. den 20 aint forgot yore pore
old Jared?'
"Of course I member YOU. Jarcdr'
the child replied. AN I'm III glad
you've come home, an you'v" brought
father. too. haven't yru. Jar"d?"
The man shook his head. I'll >riue of
the women began 10 c"y.
Come, Jared me c.i.d. tu-"iu@
ut his hand Come an find itrnrr.
an then Wen get off. Quick. Jared.
fore they start
Jared set his teeth. and lOo,cncd the
little impctUouS hand from hi>; and the
FIRST whist, blew.
"Oh. COME I've child erred in an
agony of cutrca'y. Don't YOU hear
'em @oin' 10 start? Quick. Jared
quick
just then the second whistle sounded
and Llla@c-JaHe felt herself lifted up
and carried on Shorr. when the over
seer put her down. the boat had pushed
ont frum land amid = confused sound
nf fIrewcils :ron. The hands in the
wagon To their old comrades on board.
who answered with wild lamentations:
but Jared stood like Il bronze statue of
despair.
He had followed tie child with his
ewes until she WAS carried out of sight.
and now he turned his gaze once more
upon the dear and beautiful spot that
he saw for the last time. Except for
that shadOwy though'--which he had
80 fiercely crushed into "bliyion-of a
country where palm trees outline them
selves ulCn hurUirg reaches "f sand
every memory Of liz life was int"rwov-
pn with il; AMI nc 49, c,in" from it.
There he h..L grown rsp. .hc.c"mpan-
ion of the dead man wuom he had
loved with the fidelity of q doc: every
tree. every rod nj ground was familiar
to him, and hrs heart grew sick within
him a. hc looked.
lis, had loved il - hi> hunr" hr fur-
got he w. u slave. Mcauwhi'" the IL
tance widcr-d steadily V',ilr-~: and
the agony of the though; un>"aic'j hi~
lips. Forg. tFul If the hv-f1Hiyr~ n.
stretched ont IL arms tovari he
shore: AMI rr.i,,.. IN . voice E"sr>r aHd
shaken: Far well. OF .am, ".i;,.'-
wei
That prcu,iJ,. aha>'Ir lu- .=- :
the palor nj brown -Lig, h..i rau,
over his face.
a mom,u. m"r, a.i t',- i.# , e.. T.
81 ~ bend. Behind l.I .. wee